Steve Soboroff and Frank McCourt

Katie Falkenberg / For The Times, left; Associated Press

Steve Soboroff, left, who was hired as vice chairman of the Dodgers on Tuesday, defended owner Frank McCourt against allegations from the baseball commissioner that McCourt is too financially strapped to operate the team.

Steve Soboroff, left, who was hired as vice chairman of the Dodgers on Tuesday, defended owner Frank McCourt against allegations from the baseball commissioner that McCourt is too financially strapped to operate the team. (Katie Falkenberg / For The Times, left; Associated Press)

Steve Soboroff, left, who was hired as vice chairman of the Dodgers on Tuesday, defended owner Frank McCourt against allegations from the baseball commissioner that McCourt is too financially strapped to operate the team.